Well, 2024 was a whirlwind first year for me as an author! I was so excited to see my first three children’s books, Rory and the Snack Dragons, The Highland Cowgirl, and The Great Auk’s Great Escape published in the summer.

After many years of writing children’s stories, there were lots of ‘pinch-me’ moments, including spotting my books in bookshops around the UK, attending my first (and second) book festival as an author, and being invited to talk about reading and writing in local (and not-so-local) schools.

We celebrated the book launches with cakes, school visits and a big challenge – visiting 22 bookshops and libraries in 22 hours (wearing Rory the Dragon outfits). One of the strangest things was going back to my old primary school and realising that everything had changed and I didn’t know my way around any more (even though the school tie is exactly the same!)

The start of 2025 has been a bit quieter, which means I have been able to focus on writing some new stories and enjoying getting out and about on our beautiful island home.

Thank you so much for reading. Watch this space for news about the second book in the Rory and the Snack Dragons series, and a second adventure for the Highland Cowgirl. Plus another project which is in the very early stages…